Los Cabos, Baja California Sur

Cabo San Lucas Estacion Migratoria

Status

Temporarily closed

2024

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Instituto Nacional de Migración-Migration's national institute, Instituto Nacional de Migracion

Management: Instituto Nacional de Migración (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), LGBTI persons, Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
18
No Data
No Data
Mexico

782,176

Migration Detainee Entries

6,660

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Cabo San Lucas Estacion Migratoria
Location

Country: Mexico

City & Region: Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 22.8914367479, -109.9085408449

Contact Information
Estación migratoria en Los Cabos
Titular: Lic. Jesús Sánchez Villaseñor
Domicilio Av. Lázaro Cárdenas Núm. 1625, entre Gómez Farias y Francisco Villa, Col. Centro, C.P. 23410, Los cabos, B.C.S.
Teléfono(s) 01(624)143 98 59 y 01(624)143 99 61

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Temporarily closed
2024
Temporarily closed
2023
Last documented use
2017
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2024
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Estancia Provisional Tipo B
2024
Estación o Estancia Migratoria (Immigration detention centre)
2019
Management
Management
Type
Year
Instituto Nacional de Migración
Governmental
2024
Instituto Nacional de Migracion
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Instituto Nacional de Migración-Migration's national institute
Secretaría de Gobernación- Ministry of the Interior
Immigration or Citizenship
2024
Instituto Nacional de Migracion
Secertaria de Gobernacion
Interior or Home Affairs
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
Instituto Nacional de Migración
2024
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2004
2023

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name LGBTI persons

2024

Name Adult women

2024

Name Adult men

2024

Name Families

2017

Name Accompanied minors

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2024

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2024

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 18

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 18

2024

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 18

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2024

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
2
2024

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2024
External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2017
Family Segregation

Yes

2024

Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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